PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY

NASD

NYSE Beta Index

Nasdaq Composite Index

National Flood Insurance Program

Net Asset Value

Net Change

Net Profit

No-Load Fund

Non-Medical Insurance

Nonqualified Stock Option

Normal Retirement Age

Number Of Shares

An index of over 4,000 issues that was created in 1971 to measure all domestic common stocks that are traded "over the counter" in the Nasdaq market; that is, they are not listed on the major stock exchanges.